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FILE - In this May 26, 2020, file photo, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, speaks to the media in Phoenix. A budget deal struck between Republican leader Fann and Rep. Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, and Gov. Doug Ducey includes implementing a flat 2.5% income tax that cuts $1.5 billion a year from state revenue and keeps higher earning taxpayers from having to directly pay a new 3.5% surcharge to fund schools. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Bid by GOP Arizona House leaders to pass budget falls flat

By Bob Christie Jun. 07, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

Pandemic liability shield for Arizona businesses advances

By Jonathan J. Cooper Mar. 29, 2021 07:13 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House voted Monday to give businesses, nursing homes and others a broad shield from lawsuits related to COVID-19. ...

Senate votes to raise Arizona's low unemployment pay

By Bob Christie Mar. 11, 2021 11:00 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate voted Thursday to raise Arizona’s super-low $240 maximum weekly unemployment benefit to $320, just over two weeks after the...

House votes to raise Arizona's low unemployment pay

By Bob Christie Feb. 24, 2021 08:16 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House voted Wednesday to raise Arizona's super-low $240 maximum weekly unemployment benefit to $300 at the start of 2022 and impose...

Legislature mulls raising Arizona's low unemployment pay

By Bob Christie Feb. 23, 2021 04:07 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's super-low $240 maximum weekly unemployment benefit would increase to $320 by mid-summer and employers would have a small increase in...